Teacher of English

Invictus Education Trust; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Invictus Education Trust invites applications for a Teacher of English (Reading and Literacy Lead) based in the West Midlands. The role focuses on driving high‑quality reading, literacy and oracy, and includes leading reading initiatives across the curriculum and providing impactful CPD for staff.

The post requires an engaging classroom practitioner who can raise attainment, embed best practice, and monitor progress through regular reporting and DBS clearance.

Qualifications

• Ambitious, inspirational and highly motivated teacher with a passion for English, reading, literacy and oracy.
• Experience or interest in leading reading initiatives and CPD would be beneficial.
• Commitment to driving excellence and improving life chances through literacy.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic planning, implementation and QA of reading initiatives across the school and trust.
• Plan and deliver CPD to support teachers in reading and literacy.
• Lead Forensic Reading and the form time reading programme to support oracy and progression from KS2 to KS3.
• Quality assure the Whole School Reading and Literacy policy and contribute to the School Improvement Plan.
• Provide impact reports at school and trust level.

Job description

We are a Multi Academy Trust comprising of six secondary schools and two primary schools with over 750 employees and over 5,500 students, based in Dudley, West Midlands.

Wombourne High School is a thriving, inclusive school with a strong commitment to supporting all students in achieving their full potential. We are seeking a Teacher of English (Reading and Literacy Lead).

We are seeking to appoint an ambitious, inspirational and highly motivated Teacher of English with Reading and Literacy Lead. This is an exciting opportunity for an outstanding practitioner who is passionate about English, reading, literacy and oracy, and who is committed to driving excellence across the school. This role will oversee the strategic planning, implementation and quality assurance of our reading initiatives to overcome barriers to education.

The successful candidate will work closely with school leaders and staff to embed high‑quality reading and disciplinary literacy approaches across the curriculum. You will plan and deliver purposeful CPD, support teachers to become confident teachers of reading and literacy and promote best practice across the school. A key element of the role includes leading Forensic Reading to ensure a consistently high‑quality oracy education, leading the form time reading programme, alongside supporting transition from KS2 to KS3 to create a smooth and successful literacy journey for all students.

This role also involves quality assuring the Whole School Reading and Literacy policy, contributing the School Improvement Plan, and providing impact reports at school and trust level. This is an exciting opportunity to make a measurable impact on students’ reading, literacy and life chances.

The ideal candidate will share our student‑centred values and be an engaging and proactive teacher with a passion for lifelong learning. You must firmly believe and be driven to ensure that every student regardless of starting point, can achieve success, enjoy school, and be engaged with wider school life, to become the best that they can be.

The candidate should be an outstanding classroom practitioner. The successful candidate will build on current developments within the school, Trust and nationally, to continue to improve outcomes and raise aspirations for all students.

We are sure that once you visit us and meet our students, you’ll find that we are the school for you and your career journey, our CPD through school and in partnership with Invictus is exemplary.

Your role involves regulated activity with children daily, and this post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. We will require you to complete an on-line DBS if you are appointed.

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Closing date: Friday 16th October 2026 at 9.00am

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Interviews date: Tuesday 20th October 2026